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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) - Commissioning report

California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Commissioning report

CALGreen – The Commissioning report covers the overall outcome of the Commissioning process for the Project, any history of deficiencies, outstanding issues, seasonal testing, functional performance of systems and verification by the design meeting the OPR, Basis of Design as well as required documentation, training and overall compliance by the contractors. Each of these areas are addressed with a brief summary, analysis and recommendation.

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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) - Finish material pollutant control

California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Finish material pollutant control

CALGreen – Materials selection affects many other high-performance goals in addition to indoor air quality. Important sources of IAQ contaminants are interior building materials, office furniture, and equipment. Interior building materials – including carpets, carpet padding, paints, sealants, adhesives, floor and ceiling tiles, cabinets, molding, composite wood products, and other wood work – can contain contaminants that are gradually emitted throughout the life of the material. The contaminants include volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCS, respectively), and small particulate substances that act as eye or throat irritants. It is important to select products whose emissions are low and the less hazardous.

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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) - Testing and adjusting

California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Testing and adjusting

CALGreen – Testing and adjusting is the process of evaluating temperature and environmental control systems to ensure they’re heating or cooling according to design specifications and at the equipment’s best level of efficiency. This process involves using test instruments, sensors and monitors to verify proper temperatures, airflow and other characteristics of the HVAC system.

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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) - Commissioning plan

California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Commissioning plan

CALGreen – The Commissioning Plan contains multiple documents, incorporating the list of tasks to be performed, schedule of activities and set targets to meet the goals bounded in the time line. It is a guide used by commissioning teams and project managers to establish the scope and responsibilities to be carried out in order to ensure and verify that the activities are working well.

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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Lighting and thermal comfort controls

CALGreen – These are meant to give building occupants some degree of control over the lighting and thermal comfort in their workstations, including multi-occupant spaces. Although there is little evidence to back up assertions that workers who have control over lighting and thermal comfort are more productive or more likely to show up to work, the objective is to raise workplace satisfaction.

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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Indoor moisture control

Moisture control is very important for the proper functioning of the building. This helps to protect occupants from adverse health effects. Moisture causes problems for building owners, maintenance personnel and occupants. It is mainly caused due to poor design, construction and maintenance. These issues can be rectified by the techniques that are based on understanding of how water behaves in buildings.

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California Green Building Code (CALGreen) – Lighting and thermal comfort controls

CALGreen – These are meant to give building occupants some degree of control over the lighting and thermal comfort in their workstations, including multi-occupant spaces. Although there is little evidence to back up assertions that workers who have control over lighting and thermal comfort are more productive or more likely to show up to work, the objective is to raise workplace satisfaction.

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